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Resource:UM Brain Endowment Bank
| Name: | Resource:UM Brain Endowment Bank |
| Description: | The UM Brain Endowment Bank is a Brain Biorepository of over 1500 brains, which links tissue specimens to patient data. The Brain Endowment bank distributes brain tissue specimens to scientists worldwide who are investigating neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases, as well as to scientists involved in ongoing studies on the affects of aging.
Advances in molecular genetics and pathology make it possible for researchers to identify causes and cures for brain disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, ALS, and related movement disorders, Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, Schizophrenia, Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Major Depression, and other neurological and psychiatric conditions. With over 50 million Americans affected by brain disorders and at some time in their lives and one–in-four Americans suffering a brain-related disorder, a full understanding of these types of illnesses will lead to prevention, new treatments or hopefully, cures. The overall objective of the Brain Endowment Bank is to support basic and clinical research activities by providing a systematic method for obtaining detailed pre-mortem clinical information, developing procedures for optimizing brain autopsies, cryopreserving neuropathological specimens, and obtaining neuropathological diagnoses after death. The Brain Endowment Bank is one of the largest brain tissue resources in the United States. The program was established in 1986 and has grown over the past 20 years, now cryopreserving over 1500 brains with additional 800-registered living donors, who have consented to brain donation after death. |
| Other Name(s): | University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank |
| Parent Organization: | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Florida; USA |
| Resource Type(s): | Tissue bank, Brain bank, Data resource |
| Abbreviation: | Brain Endowment Bank |
| Resource: | Resource |
| URL: | http://brainbank.med.miami.edu/x7.xml |
| Id: | nlx_14288 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
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| Abbrev | Brain Endowment Bank + |
| Comment | Address:1501 NW 9th Avenue Room 4013 (D4-5) Miami, FL 33136 1(800) UM-BRAIN (862-7246) Tel: (305) 243-6219 Fax: (305) 243-3649 |
| CurationStatus | curated + |
| DefiningCitation | http://brainbank.med.miami.edu/x7.xml + |
| Definition | The UM Brain Endowment Bank is a Brain Bio … The UM Brain Endowment Bank is a Brain Biorepository of over 1500 brains, which links tissue specimens to patient data. The Brain Endowment bank distributes brain tissue specimens to scientists worldwide who are investigating neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases, as well as to scientists involved in ongoing studies on the affects of aging.
Advances in molecular genetics and pathology make it possible for researchers to identify causes and cures for brain disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, ALS, and related movement disorders, Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, Schizophrenia, Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Major Depression, and other neurological and psychiatric conditions. With over 50 million Americans affected by brain disorders and at some time in their lives and one–in-four Americans suffering a brain-related disorder, a full understanding of these types of illnesses will lead to prevention, new treatments or hopefully, cures. The overall objective of the Brain Endowment Bank is to support basic and clinical research activities by providing a systematic method for obtaining detailed pre-mortem clinical information, developing procedures for optimizing brain autopsies, cryopreserving neuropathological specimens, and obtaining neuropathological diagnoses after death. The Brain Endowment Bank is one of the largest brain tissue resources in the United States. The program was established in 1986 and has grown over the past 20 years, now cryopreserving over 1500 brains with additional 800-registered living donors, who have consented to brain donation after death. e consented to brain donation after death. |
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| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Resource + |
| Has role | Tissue bank +, Brain bank +, and Data resource + |
| Id | nlx_14288 + |
| Is part of | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Florida; USA + |
| Label | Resource:UM Brain Endowment Bank + |
| ModifiedDate | 24 October 2011 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Resource + |
| SuperCategory | Resource + |
| Synonym | University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank + |
